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Four Flies Approximately 400 species of dipterous

In scientific context, the housefly is, among

insects have been recorded in the Faroe

other things, used to study aging processes

Islands. This is what we call the order of

in cells and factors determining the gender

insects to which blue-bottle flies, hoverflies

of the offspring.

and dung flies belong. Midges and crane flies also belong to this order of insects.

First registration: Svabo, J.-C. (1959). A Report on a Journey in the Faroe Islands in 1781

Housefly Musca Domestica

and 1782. Copenhagen: The Society for the

The housefly has followed human settle-

Publication of Faroese Sources and Studies.

ments across the globe. As a result, this 6-7 mm fly is now the most common and wide-

Blue-bottle fly Protophormia terraenovae

spread insect in the world. It can be found

It’s a little difficult to say how common this

all over, from the Arctic to the tropics, and

7-12 mm gleaming blue fly is in the Faroes.

it is also very common in the Faroe Islands.

Large variations in numbers can be found from one year to another, from month to

Each female fly can lay up to 500 eggs in

month and even from island to island. An

its lifetime. The eggs are approximately 1.2

analysis of 1900 blue-bottle flies collect-

mm long white and are laid in organic mat-

ed in the Faroe Islands between 2005 and

ter, such as animal carcasses or excrement.

2008 showed that only 76, or 4%, belonged

Even if the eggs are laid in such material,

to Protophormia terraenovae.

it does not constitute the larvae’s diet; they

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feed on bacteria found in the organic matter.

This species is very tolerant of low temper-

The larva pupates when it is 2-5 weeks old.

atures and can be found as far north as just

The adult fly usually lives for 2-5 weeks, but

900 km from the North Pole. The eggs are

it can live significantly longer by hibernating

laid in organic matter and hatch in about 2

during winter.

days. The larva pupates in about 4 weeks,

Housefly Musca domestica Photo: JĂłgvan Hansen

and some 2 weeks later the adult fly emerg-

Golden Dung Fly Scatophaga stercoraria

es from the cocoon.

The name of the common dung fly is descriptive of this fly species, being one of the most

Blue-bottle fly maggots are used to clean

common flies in the Northern Hemisphere.

wounds in, for example, diabetics who have

It is also very common on the Faroe Islands.

sustained tissue injuries that do not heal

The adult fly is between 5 and 11 mm, but

well. The treatment consists in the lar-

the size varies greatly depending on temper-

vae eating dead tissue, keeping the wound

ature and diet.

clean. Furthermore, the larvae secrete a fluid with an antibacterial properties. Spit

The flies propagate in excrements, especial-

from the adult fly has the same antibacterial

ly cow dung, on which the larvae feed. The

properties.

adult fly can also, to a certain extent, feed on dung, but contrary to what one might

Because the larval development is so closely

think, the adult fly is a predator which hunts

linked to temperature, and this species also

and eats other flies. The male spends most

being quick to find and lay eggs in carcasses,

of the time on dung waiting for females and

it is used by the police to determine the age

hunting other flies attracted to the dung.

of a corpse.

The larva hatches in 1-2 days. After 10-20 First registration: Landt, J. (1800). An At-

days, it digs into the ground and pupates.

tempt at a Description of the Faroe Islands.

10-80 days later the adult flies emerge. How

Copenhagen. (Reprinted in 1965 by Einars

long this takes depends on the temperature.

Prent, Tórshavn): Tikjøbs Forlag.

The adult fly lives between 1-2 months.

Because the female has the ability to store sperm from several males at the same time, 3

Blue-bottle fly Protophormia terraenovae Photo: Jógvan Hansen

and to some extent determine how much

during the fall and winter. It feeds on grass

sperm is to be used for fertilization, this spe-

roots, and also eats dead plant material and

cies is widely used in research, especially as

other decomposed organic matter.

regards propagation and genetics.

There are fairly big morphological differencFirst registration: Landt, J. (1800). An At-

es between males and females, especially

tempt at a Description of the Faroe Islands.

regarding the size of the eyes and the head.

Copenhagen. (Reprinted in 1965 by Einars

The male has large eyes that meet at the

Prent, Tórshavn): Tikjøbs Forlag.

centre of the head while the female has significantly smaller eyes and head but a much

Red-thighed St. Mark’s fly Bibio pomonae

larger body.

This 10-13 mm species of midges can be seen from May to October, albeit mostly in

First

late summer. Midges fly quite slowly and

Faunula insectorum Faeroeensis: List of in-

registration:

Hansen,

H.J.

(1881).

you can clearly see the long hind legs hang-

sects collected on the Faroes so far. Natural

ing a little down behind them in flight. It is

History Magazine, 3 (13), 229-280.

quite uncertain when this species came to the Faroe Islands, but there are indications

Jóhannis Danielsen, PhD

that in recent years it has become much

Assistant Professor at the University of the

more common.

Faroe Islands

The adult midge is shiny black with dark red «thighs». This species feeds mostly on nectar and can therefore be of major importance for plant propagation. The larva develops

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H. C. Müller - 200th Anniversary H. C. Müller (1818 - 1897)

District Magistrate

"Jack of all trades" is a figure of speech used

Hans Christopher Müller was born on 1

in its original and positive sense in reference

September 1818, the son of the then dis-

to a versatile person whose life and interests

trict magistrate Rasmus Müller from Tór-

are so broad and comprehensive that this

shavn. When he was only 20 years old, he

humorous British expression spontaneously

was deployed as a bailiff assisting his aging

comes to mind.

father, and four years later, in 1843, he was appointed district magistrate for Streymoy

The renowned H. C. Müller was indeed

(an officer with police authority and various

such a person - a Faroese official and politi-

administrative duties in the district).

cian who from 1843 until his death in 1897 served as a district magistrate in Streymoy,

A Politician and an Official

but whose interests and activities included

H. C. Müller was elected to the Faroese Par-

an astonishing number of disciplines. "Old

liament several times. He was a member of

Müller", as he was also called, did not stand

Parliament in 1852 - 53, 1857 - 58, from

out among his contemporaries, neither in

1863 to 1881 and again from 1885 to 1893,

appearance nor in his way of life, but he was

a total of 28 years. He also represented

unusually well-read, linguistically gifted and

the Faroe Islands in both chambers of the

well informed about conditions in the Faroes

Danish Parliament, Folketing and Landsting,

and abroad.

from 1858 to 1886 and again from 1887 to 1889, a total of 30 years.

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In the middle you can see the building where Müller's Kantór and the first post office was.

H. C. Müller's political affiliation was to the

it as an office. When The United Steam-

then Right party, i.e. the conservative-right

ship Company (DFDS) began regular routes

on the political spectrum. However, this in

to the Faroe Islands in 1866, H. C. Müller

no way prevented him from being active

became its Faroese representative, and

in the cultural life of the Faroes and a pio-

"Müllers Kantór", as it was known colloqui-

neer of the new Faroese identity move-

ally, became the DFDS office.

ment, which started emerging after the mid 1800's. He was a highly respected official,

Müllers Kantór also became the first post

serving sometimes as an appointed County

office of the Faroe Islands with H. C. Müller

Governor, a bailiff and a judge. Parliament

being appointed a postal agent of the Danish

appointed him as a member of Faroese

Post Office in 1869.

School Commission and director of the Faroe Islands’ Savings Bank.

A Natural Scientist In addition to his many activities as an offi-

The First Postmaster in the Faroes

cial, politician and business agent, H. C.

Around 1860, H. C. Müller bought the

Müller took great interest in science. He

old parliament House in Gongin, a part of

studied Faroese fauna and flora, collected

Tórshavn since the 1690’s. It had served

and studied plants, birds and fish, sending

as a courthouse after the Parliament was

specimens to researchers in Denmark and

suspended in 1816. (The Parliament was

England. Among them were Professor Jape-

restored in 1852, and functioned then more

tus Stenstrup of the University of Copen-

or less as a county council). He joined the

hagen and Professor Chr. F. Lütken of the

old parliament hall to his own house, using

Zoological Museum. Müller also exchanged

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H.C. Müller and Maria Mikkelsen who worked at the first post office.

letters with the well-known British natural

Islands". Scientific Presentation. The Natu-

scientist and ornithologist, Colonel H. W.

ral History Society, Copenhagen 1883.

Feilden, sending him bird skins and eggs.

Feilden published 12 brochures on Faroese

The same year also saw the publication of

birds in the period 1872 to 1893.

"Information on Bottle-nosed Whale Hunting in the Faroe Islands." Same publisher as

In 1862, H. C. Müller published his thesis

above.

"The Bird Fauna of the Faroe Islands - with Comments on Fowling" describing 124 bird

In 1901, K. Andersen published "Magistrate

species, 24 of which had not previously been

H. C. Müller's Handwritten Record of the

recorded as native to the Faroes. In 1869,

Birds of the Faroe Islands; in Excerpt". Same

the thesis was published in German with a

publisher as above.

prologue by F. Droste in The Journal of Ornithology.

In addition to the published material, there was a manuscript entitled "The Faroe Islands

In 1883, "Whale-Fishing in the Faroe Isles"

Fish Fauna" by H. C. Müller, published by J.

was written for the "International Fisheries

S. Joensen in Fróðskaparrit 14 in 1965.

Exhibition in Edinburgh 1882". This paper was awarded a medal by the exhibitors.

The Unpretentious Scholar When H. C. Müller, in his capacity as a mag-

1884 saw the publication of "Information

istrate, received the newly arrived expe-

on the Pilot Whale Hunting in the Faroe

dition yacht "Maria", his first question in perfect English was if there were any news

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H.C. Müller's cash box, coins and books.

Photo: John Müller.

from the great war. This seems to give a

a pauper only had good things to say about

good indication of Müller’s personality. He

him - and many an affluent one owes him

was genuinely interested in everything that

gratitude because he so willingly supported

happened in the outside world, being a tal-

those who were striving forward...

ented linguist with connections to leading personalities in science, finance and politics.

... Few knew better than the old man to keep order during pilot whale hunting. The whal-

Whatever his ability was to conduct him-

ers were happy to obey him because they

self in distinguished company, H. C. Müller

knew from experience that the old man’s

also regarded himself as the common man’s

orders were to be carried out, this being in

equal. Let's conclude with a few excerpts

the best interest of all parties."

of the obituary published by the newspaper Føringatíðindi on January 6, 1898:

A truly remarkable man, old Müller.

"Although he was esteemed by both royalty

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and common folks, he always remained the same friendly person who did not seem to know conceit or haughtiness except by name. No one was able to see that he had, all his life, been associating with the most powerful personalities in the Kingdom. To the poorest of the poor, he spoke in the same cordial manner as to his own peers. Many

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Lakes II: Sandsvatn & Toftavatn Sandsvatn - the Lake of Sandur

In addition to a number of small streams, two

The surroundings of major Faroese freshwa-

large rivers run into the lake, Dalsá from the

ter lakes are generally quite picturesque and

north and Traðará from the east. The outlet is

Sandsvatn, the island‘s third largest lake on the

at the southern end, curving its way between

island of Sandoy, is no exception. Sandur, the

Mølheyggjar out into the sea.

island’s largest town, is situated at the southern end of the lake. From there the lake stret-

A small islet, Vatnsoyrarhólmur, is in the nort-

ches northwards through a long, sloping valley

hern part of the lake. At the northern end we

towards the town of Skopun.

also find the island’s school buildings for older public school students, with facilities such as

Sandsvatn is approximately 2 kilometres long

football pitch, a sports hall and swimming pool.

and 640 meters at its widest point. The lake’s surface area is 0.82 km2 and its deepest point

While the eastern side of the lake roughly stret-

about five meters. Originally, the elongated

ches roughly from south to north, there is a bay

lake was a river basin created by eruption and

on the west side with a small promontory. This

erosion in the volcanic bedrock. Today a sandy

is Todnes, the site of the town‘s prefecture

shoreline, about 400m wide, separates the

since ancient times. Todnes was the residence

lake from the sea - hence the name of the town

of two of the Faroe Islands most famous, not to

and the lake. On the shore, in close proximity

mention notorious, clergymen.

to the lake, a grassy sand hill ”Mølheyggjar” has emerged over time with thriving plants

Kálvur lítli (Calf the little) lived in the 14th cen-

and insects not found elsewhere in the Faroes.

tury and became notorious for his wickedness.

Sandsvatn holds both trout and salmon and is a

According to the folk tale, he was both a killer

favourite place for anglers.

and a sadist, a greedy fellow in constant fight with his surroundings. The story has it that Kálvur lítli built a storehouse and pantry on the

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The lake of Sandsvatn and the town of Sandur with the islands Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun in the background.

Photo: Jógvan Horn.

small islet of Presthólmur in the bay. The only

Toftavatn – the Lake of Toftir

way to reach the islet was by walking on step-

The

ping stones leading to the islet. One winter, six

Toftavatn, situated in the hills between the

of his seven sons crossed the frozen lake intent

towns of Toftir and Rituvik at the southern end

on stealing food from their father. However,

of Eysturoy. Surrounded by heather hills and

they strayed a little from the stepping-stones,

mounds, Toftavatn is one of the most beautiful

the ice broke and all of them drowned.

spots in the Faroe Islands.

The second clergyman was pastor Klæmint,

The lake itself has a surface area of 0.50 km2.

Clemen Laugesen Follerup (1602 - 1688).

It is located approx. 75 meters above sea level

Pastor Klæmint was notorious for his greed.

and its deepest point is approx. 22 meters.

According to the story, the only possessions

Small rocky crags stick out along the shores

he had when he came to the Faroes were the

of the lake, contributing to the lake’s attractive

ones he carried on his shoulders. At his death,

features.

however, he was the island’s largest landow-

At the north end, the lake is divided by a man-

ners. The good pastor acquired his possessi-

made barrier of stones neatly stacked in the

ons with cunning and deceit; the only forms of

early 20th century. Since times of old, peat

Faroe

Islands‘

fourth-largest

lake

is

payment he would receive were plots of land.

has been cut for fuel in the area and the bar-

Pastor Klæmint had many children, 23 accor-

rier served as a shortcut when transporting the

ding to legend - but ”only” 15 of them inherited

peat to the town of Toftir.

their father.

As stated above, the environment around Located at the southwest of Sandsvatn is the

Toftavatn is one of the most enchanting places

district of Traðir where you still can still see the

in the Faroe Islands. It is located in the largest

flat stone, Tingborð, the medieval place of the

moorland areas on the islands. Three diffe-

regional court.

rent species of heather grow on the hills and

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The lake of Toftavatn and Runavík town.

Photo: Elna Johannesen.

mounds. Common heather (Calluna vulgaris),

start losing their flight feathers, they gather at

blooming in late summer, is most prevalent in

Toftavatn. Seeing over a thousand geese on

the area. More rarely seen is the cross-leaved

the lake is not unusual.

heath (Erica tetralix) with its beautiful bell-shaped flowers. In addition, there is also the black

As is the case with most other great mountain

crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), which blooms

lakes in the Faroes, legend has it that Toftavatn

in May. Other plants include common cotton-

is also inhabited by a creepier creature. This is

sedge (Eriophorum angustifolium), the tormen-

the so-called nixie that can metamorphose into

til (Potentila erecta) and woolgrass (Scirpus

other creatures, usually a horse, and someti-

Caespitosus) - as well as many other plants,

mes try to drag people down into the deep of

both rare and common.

the lake. If you touch the nixie you will stick to it and become its prey. Stories of the nixie

In addition to the rich flora, Toftavatn is also

have been told since days of old in order to keep

known for its abundant bird life. Besides the

children from going to the lakes which can pose

ubiquitous black-backed seagull (Larus fuscus),

danger to playful kids.

the aggressive great skua (Stercorarius skua) and other species of seabirds, there is a large

The neighbouring municipalities of Nes and

variety of moorland birds, such as the common

Runavík created a system of pathways in 2007

snipe (Gallinago gallinago) and the oystercat-

to decrease the strain from tourists and other

cher (Haematopus ostralegus). The familiar

visitors. Toftavatn is a natural park which is

red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) is also found

definitely worth a visit – but it is also a deli-

here, being frequent close to most other lakes

cate nature area to be treated with respect and

in the Faroes. In 1985, the first pair of graylag

caution.

goose with chicks was observed on Toftavatn.

Since then the stock of graylag goose (Anser anser) has grown and in July, when the geese

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Seabird Fowling in the Faroe Islands Although we, the Faroese, usually refer to

Fowling Poles

times prior to the heyday of the fish indus-

There is a great number of special hunting

try as ”the old peasant society” the term is

methods requiring appropriate specialized

used with certain reservations. The location

hunting gear - and of these the most distinc-

of the islands, their environment and size

tive Faroese tool is the fowling pole. As the

only offered possibilities of relatively simple

name suggests the pole is a long rod with

agriculture mainly concerned with sheep

two large arms or branches between which

farming. Animal husbandry was restricted to

a net is suspended, almost like a triangular

whatever resources were available. Farms,

lacrosse stick. This tool existed in two vari-

large and small, kept some cattle for the

ants since times of old: ”fyglingarstong” and

sake of milk along with poultry for meat and

”fleygingarstong”, the fowler’s pole and the

eggs. There were limited conditions for grain

pole-net.

cultivation, harvests often failing - about every three years on the average.

Fyglingarstong Fyglingarstong (fowler’s pole) was a shorter

Still, the Faroes had other resources. The

pole with a larger net and branches. It was

waters around the islands are rich in fish,

used in bird cliffs where fowlers rappelled

whale and seal. Bird cliffs, promontories,

down to narrow ledges on well-nigh verti-

islets and precipices are nesting places for

cal cliff walls. The fowler moved towards

many species of seabirds. It is therefore not

guillemots and razorbills brooding on the

surprising that coastal fishing, fowling and

ledges. He was able to get quite close to

whale hunting were quite a significant part

the birds as they unwillingly left their eggs

of traditional Faroese working life.

or chicks, catching up to ten birds in his net each time. The method was quite effective but deemed to have a negative effect 13

on the bird population and so it was aban-

Fowling with a pole-net is far more sustain-

doned. Eggs and chicks were sometimes

able than other fowling methods. The fowler

hurled over the edge, although the fowler

only catches one bird at a time and, more-

only intended to catch adult birds. As far as

over, he is able to sort out certain birds, for

I am aware, fyglingarstong was used for the

example puffins carrying small fry for their

last time in the cliffs of the island of Skúvoy

chicks. In addition, maiming birds by shoot-

around 1925.

ing is avoided. It has always been forbidden to use firearms in and near bird cliffs.

Fleygingarstong Fleygingarstong (pole-net) is depicted on the

The two stamps show two different variants

two stamps. It was longer than fyglingar-

of fowling with fleygingarstong. The first

stong and had shorter arms and a smaller

consists in fowling in cliffs, the fowler either

net. The pole itself was 6 cubits long

sitting at the cliff edge or rappelling down

(3.76m), made of pine. The branching arms

the cliff.

varied in size, from 2 to 3 cubits long (1.25m - 1.88m) and were kept apart by means of

The second stamp illustrates ”omanfleyg”

a small crossbar with holes, called ”horns”.

fowling. This was done using traditional Far-

The arms and horns were made of stronger

oese boats, preferably with a fowler at each

and more flexible wood than the pole. In

end of the boat with a fleygingarstong. Guil-

places where the fowler rappelled down

lemots and razorbills were mainly caught

cliffs in ropes, the pole was often fitted with

this way when soaring down (hence ”oman”)

an iron spike at the lower end so the fowler

to rest on the water or to catch fish.

would be able to use it for support during the descent.

The last couple of decades have seen a sharp decline in seabird populations which is the

When hunting with fleygingarstong, the

reason why puffins, guillemots and razorbills

fowler sat down in a certain place close to

are no longer caught with fleygingarstong.

the cliff edge, or rappelled down to a con-

The decline is due to lack of small marine

venient spot. Places where the fowler could

fish on which seabirds feed, resulting in per-

sit and hunt are called ”sessur” (seat). With

vasive brood reduction. On the other hand,

the pole resting on his legs, the fowler

there is an abundance of fulmars, an inva-

waited for a bird - puffin, guillemot or razor-

sive seabird species, which is being hunted.

bill - to fly close by. He then swung the pole

Fulmars are disliked by fowlers because they

upwards behind the bird catching it in the net

tend to displace other seabirds from cliffs

with a twisting motion. The captured prey

and skerries.

was quickly hauled in, freed from the net and killed by breaking its neck. The fowler

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then stuffed it under a woolen strap around his body and resumed his former position.

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Traditions of Sea Bird Fowling in the Faroes: An Ecological Basis for Sustained Fowling. Arne Nørrevang. Ornis Scandinavica (Scandinavian Journal of Ornithology). Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul., 1986), pp.

275-281.

Puffin nesting site.

Photo: Ă“lavur Frederiksen.

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Design: Janus Design: Guttesen.

Janus Guttesen.

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